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NASA planning future mission to Europa
Mar 6, 2014The space agency is believed to be planning an ambitious mission to explore Jupiter's icy moon.
Record-breaking impact observed on Moon
Feb 25, 2014A meteorite impact on the lunar surface in September produced the brightest flash ever recorded.
Scientists create detailed map of Ganymede
Feb 14, 2014The largest moon in the solar system has been mapped in unprecedented detail thanks to a new project.
NASA to help companies reach the moon
Feb 5, 2014The space agency has renewed its efforts to aid private companies in the commercial race to the moon.
First ever exomoon discovered
Dec 21, 2013Astronomers believe that they have discovered the first moon located outside of our own solar system.
Is the moon an artificial structure ?
Dec 19, 2013Alternative theories about the nature and origins of the moon have been circulating for decades.
China celebrates moon landing success
Dec 15, 2013The mission represents the first time any spacecraft has soft landed on the moon in over 37 years.
Europa could be home to 200km high geysers
Dec 13, 2013Geysers on Jupiter's icy moon Europa may reach heights 20 times greater than that of Mount Everest.
China launches lunar lander mission
VIDEO Dec 3, 2013China has successfully launched its latest lunar spacecraft in a bid to place a rover on the moon.
Japan to place giant solar belt around moon
Nov 30, 2013A Japanese firm is aiming to build a huge 250-mile-wide belt of solar panels around the moon's equator.
NASA plans to grow plants on the moon
Nov 28, 2013One of NASA's new upcoming projects will attempt to grow plants on the moon for the first time.
Students develop Mars mission to Phobos
Nov 16, 2013A NASA sponsored mission concept aims to send humans to explore Phobos within the next 11 years.
Robert Bigelow sets sights on lunar mining
Nov 14, 2013The Bigelow Aerospace Inc. chief is calling for the rights to conduct mining operations on the moon.
Russia considering manned lunar base
Oct 9, 2013The Russian space agency Roscosmos is studying the feasibility of building a base on the moon.
Earth may have stolen its moon from Venus
Oct 4, 2013A radical new moon origin theory suggests that our moon may have originally orbited the planet Venus.
Moon is younger than previously thought
Sep 24, 2013New research suggests that the moon could be up to 100 million years younger than previous estimates.
Alien moons may be too small to support life
Sep 17, 2013Astronomers believe that the moons around extrasolar planets may not be good candidates for life.
Moon probe hopes to solve Apollo 17 mystery
Sep 7, 2013NASA has successfuly launched its LADEE probe which aims to investigate the moon's atmosphere.
China to launch moon mission by end of year
Aug 30, 2013China is stepping up its space program with plans to launch a lunar probe before the year is out.
Moon water hints at deep undergound source
Aug 28, 2013Scientists have discovered signs of water on the moon's surface that has come from deep underground.
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